
If you are a wedding client, this page is for you.
Engagement
Photo Sessions: You
can schedule your engagement session for any time I have available. I typically
only do portrait sessions on weekdays. Sessions are usually done on location. I
will post a gallery of your images and you can choose one 5x7 black & white
image for newspaper use. (If you need more than one, let me know.) You and your
family are more than welcome to purchase prints here, if you like. You can also
choose your 11x14 print here. The digital files will be provided after your
wedding when the wedding files are delivered.
Bridal
Portrait Sessions: You
can schedule your bridal portrait session for any time I have available. I can
only do portrait sessions on weekdays. Sessions are always done on
location, as my home studio does not allow enough room for bridal portraiture.
You (my client) are responsible for selecting the site of your portrait and for
any applicable site fees. I recommend photographing the session at least 8 weeks
before the ceremony of you wish to have an enlargement for the reception. Images
from this session can be viewed at my home studio by appointment. A viewable
disk can be created for you if a studio viewing is not possible. The digital
files will be provided after your wedding when the wedding files are delivered.
Prints
and Wall Portraits: Reprints
and wall portraits can be purchased at any time. Reprints are usually purchased
through your web gallery, but I am happy to take phone orders, if you prefer.
Gift portraits will be ready in about two weeks. Wall portraits require about
six weeks to prepare. All wall portraits are framed, unless you request
otherwise. Framing and matting choices are available from Michael Mallory
Photography.
Web
Gallery: Your web gallery will be online 2-3 weeks after your wedding
date. Your DVD of original digital files will be sent to you shortly after your
gallery is up. You have rights to reproduce the files for any personal,
non-commercial use. Michael Mallory retains the original copyright. Feel free to
copy the DVD. I encourage making back-up copies of the files.
Albums: In the past, albums were clip-together books where the
photographers stocked a number of pages and mats, and quickly made prints and
slapped an album together for you after the wedding. The problem with that is
the albums tended to fall apart after a few years. for this reason, I use
custom-made products. Custom-made does require a little more time, however.
All albums are designed with your input. For traditional albums, choose up to 1-1/2 photos for the number of pages in your album. (A 24-page album would have up to 36 images.) For coffee-table books, choose up to 2-1/2 times the number of pages. ( A 20-page coffee-table book would have up to 50 images.) Any more than this will require additional pages to be added. Additional pages will be at my current per page fee.
The
easiest way to let me know your album choices is to put them in a
"favorites" category in the web gallery. There is a link at the top of
each page in the gallery that allows you to email your favorites list to me. If
you prefer, you can type out a list of your choices and e-mail them to me.
It
takes me 3-6 weeks to design your album after you have chosen the photos. I will
post my suggested layout on the "Pending Albums" page for you to review.
The link for this page is at the bottom of the "Sample Albums" page. Email your change requests to me and I will post the updated design within
1 week. You must either approve the design, or suggest additional changes to be
made. The more changes you propose, or the more times the design is changed will
lengthen this process. If an undue number of change requests are made, a fee may
be charged to cover extra design time. The album will not be made until the
design has been approved by you.
Once the design is approved, Handmade Traditional Albums and Coffee-Table Books typically take 8-12 weeks to produce. Art Books and Slip-In Traditional Albums take 3-4 weeks. During extremely busy times of the year, such as the holidays, these times may be longer. Also, my album manufacturers have holiday cut-off times for submission of albums. If we miss a cut-off, albums cannot be guaranteed by Christmas. I will inform you of these cut-offs when the companies provide them to me.
I need photo choices no later than September 15 to deliver albums by Christmas.
For coffee-table books: The parents' and gift books are the same layout and photos as the main couple's book. these must be ordered at the same time as the main book or a $150 re-order fee will apply. (This is not my fee, it is the book manufacturer's and I pass it along at cost.) Click on the link below to see the cover styles available for the main book.
Coffee Table Covers More Coffee Table Covers
For Handmade Traditional Albums, pick one of the leather styles and colors for your album. Top-grain and Premium leathers are smooth, but the Premium leather has a smaller "grain." The Distressed leathers are somewhere between smooth and suede to the touch, with a subtle but visible distress pattern.
Handmade Traditional Album Covers (Below)
